Imran’s spouse moves IHC against NAB notices in Toshakhana case

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s spouse Bushra Bibi on Saturday moved the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against the call-up notices issued by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in a reference regarding Toshakhana gifts.

The former first lady has challenged the notices served on her on March 16 and 17 through her lawyer, Khawaja Harris. She has made the NAB chairman, and additional director of Rawalpindi respondents in the case.

Bushra Bibi has pleaded with the court to declare the notices null and void. She also requested the high court to bar the NAB from taking any disciplinary action against her on the basis of the notices. The petitioner asked the court to stop NAB from converting the case inquiry into an investigation. The development comes after she failed to appear before the anti-graft watchdog to join the inquiry proceedings in the reference. A notice issued to Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi and others in the Toskhana case in February this year states.

It is to be noted that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has challenged the Toshakhana inquiry launched against him by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in the Islamabad High Court.

The former prime minister filed a petition in the IHC through his counsel Khawaja Haris, challenged the NAB’s summon.

Chairman NAB and the additional director anti-graft watchdog Rawalpindi have been made respondents in the case.

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